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sonnen Plans Massive, Solar Powered Community In Utah

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sonnen , the solar energy storage developer which has its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, has announced a plan for a massive, solar-powered battery storage system and community in Utah, which will combine both on-site solar power generation and battery storage. According to sonnon , real estate development company the Wasatch Group , and power company Rocky Mountain Power , they are working together to create what they call a "Virtual Power Plant" (VPP), which will provide 12.6 megawatt-hours

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Game Dev Make n' Mingle

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Thursday, August 29, 2019 -- GET YOUR GAME ON! NYFA is not just a great place to learn about making games, it's a great place to make games! Come to NYFA to work on your game projects and make new friends! We'll supply the workspace, the pizza, the wifi and the mentorship. Bring your LAPTOP and your game projects and get ready to work (and have fun)!

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Startup Using Robots To Harvest Strawberries In Oxnard Gets $7.5M

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A new startup, Advanced Farm Technologies , which offers up automated harvesting of strawberries in Oxnard and Santa Maria, along with other strawberry growing regions in California, says that it has raised $7.5M in a Series A funding round. Advanced Farm Technologies, based in Davis, California, said its Series A funding was led by Yamaha Motor Ventures & Lab, and also included Kubota Corporation, Catapult Ventures, and Impact Venture Capital.

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7 Delusions About Business Ethics Limit Future Growth

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New entrepreneurs tend to focus only on getting the product right, and assume that the right culture and ethics will come later simply by hiring good people. In fact, they need an early focus on developing their moral compass, as well as setting the right ethical tone. Building an ethical business is more than just compliance and meeting legal requirements, and it has big paybacks.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Wescom Resources Group Sells Banking Software

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Anaheim-based Wescom Resources Group (WRG), which provides technology and software to credit unions, announced that it is selling its Symmetry eBanking digital banking software suit to Connect Financial Software Solutions. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. Connect Financial Software Solutions is a provider of enterprise digital banking servies.

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Digital Workplace, UCC, and User Experience

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SpaceX Cargo Craft Splashes Down Off Long Beach

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX said it successfully retrieved a Dragon resupply spacecraft from the International Space Station on Wednesday morning, filled with almost 2,700 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo. According to SpaceX, the successful retrieval of the Dragon from the Pacific off of Long Beach marks the first time a Dragon has completed three missions to the ISS The SpaceX Dragon departed the International Space Station on Tuesday and splashed down in the Pacific about 300 miles

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Ring Opens Up Data On Law Enforcement Partners

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Los Angeles-based Ring , the maker of doorbell and security camera systems, has opened up on which law enforcement agencies it is working on. Ring released a map of all the departments with access to its Ring Neighbor Portal , the company's portal which lets local law enforcement agencies request doorbell video from Ring's customers, without the need for a warrant.

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HireRight Names HR Head

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Irvine-based employment background check provider HireRight announced on Wednesday that it has named a new head of its human resources. According to the company, it has appointed Chelsea Pyrzenski as its Chief Human Resources Officer, to head up developing and executing its HR strategy. Pyrzenski was previously Head of Human Resources at VIZIO, and also had served at the National Football League (NFL), AT&T and DIRECTV.

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CalAmp Launches New Product In U.K.

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Irvine-based CalAmp , which develops asset tracking hardware and software, has rolled out a new product in the United Kingdom, aimed at auto dealers. According to CalAmp, it has launched its TRACKER branded log management application, which gives dealers information on vehicle location, battery status, and VIN, hleping them to manage their inventory, and which later can be resold to customers to offer up proactive vehicle diagnostics information and response to maintenance and repair issues as w

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Ring Extends Smart Lighting Products To Canada

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Santa Monica-based Ring , the maker of doorbell and other security cameras that is now part of Amazon, is making its new line of security lights available in Canada, the company announced this morning. Ring said that its Ring Smart Lighting products line will be available for purchase in Canada, excluding Quebec. The new line of products include outdoor, motion-sensing lights which work together to turn on and send notifications to users when they are triggered, and which also can be integrated

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